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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Have You Answered the Question Yet?

When we have a problem in our life, the first step toward
resolving this problem is to admit we have one.
An alcoholic will deny he or she is an alcoholic and will never do
anything about it. Now once they admit
it, they still have a choice whether they want to do something about it or not.
Some choose to live the life of an alcoholic long after they admit and will
continue to admit it and live that way.
Fortunately, there are groups (AA for example) that helps alcoholics. There are groups who help those with sex
addictions, gambling, etc. But the
first step is answering the question or admitting there is a problem.

I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid

In Genesis chapter 1, we see a creation story which outlines
in a poetic way how God created the heavens and earth. Sure, this is not a
scientific absolute step by step way, more like a quick outline. But somewhere in that creation, he created
“Man”. Later, he created “Woman” out of
that Man. At the end of chapter 2, we learn that Man
and Woman, who were named Adam and Eve, were naked (Arom in Hebrew) and not
ashamed. Arom simply means “Naked, Nude,
without clothing”. (Gen. 2:25) (See
Hebrew Strongs Concordance 6174 Arom) This revelation was not written within
the original “creation” chapter, but part of a second story of the creation
(same but told differently). It was as
if it were either added in, or written by someone who was used to being clothed
and telling the story to those who saw them as naked or nude. The first story, Chapter 1, says that God
created them in their “image and likeness”

Later, Adam and Eve took of the tree that God told them not
to eat and their “eyes were opened and they saw that they were naked” (Erom, (5903)
naked but crafty, shrewd, naked but up to no good or what rednecks may say
“nekid”). They made for themselves coverings or aprons out of fig leaves. I
have handled fig leaves before and they have a slightly rough surface. I don’t
think that was very comfortable. They
also hid behind a bush when God came to talk to them in the “cool of the
day”. God was not upset by their nudity
since he told them to multiply and fill the earth and to take care of the
earth, walked away and left them as naked.
There were no command to dress or cover themselves.

But I have to question that word. Because when God confronted them about this
new “revelation” on being naked and afraid, God asked The Question: “Who told you
that you were [Erom]?” And without waiting for an answer, He then proceeded
to ask the second question “Did you eat of the tree I told you not to eat or
touch?”

That first Question, we have yet to answer because Adam did not answer it. He
just answered the question about the tree, while accusing not just Eve, but God
himself! “The woman YOU gave to me…….and
I did eat”. It was a confession along with
an accusation.

But the question “Who told you that you were naked (Erom or
“naked and up to no good”) was never
answered. Have you answered that
question? Many today thought Adam and
Eve did the right thing by covering up. When they took of that tree of
knowledge of good and evil on their own, they discovered that they were naked
(Erom, which is not simply without clothes, but “nekid”), they felt shame and
wanted to hide it because that is what God wanted them to do. But I quickly disagree! Why? Because God
asked the question, “Who told you that you were naked” then immediately
associated that with “did you eat of that tree” (paraphrased) without waiting
for an answer. Why? Because God certainly did not tell them! Again, why? Because in God’s eyes, they were not naked!

So who did tell them they were naked? Lets go further back and see who told them
they could eat of the tree. The cunning serpent. We know this serpent today as
Satan the devil himself; the liar, the thief, the murderer, the Father of
Lies. So if Satan LIED to them about the
tree, then could he also have tricked them though subtle lies about their
bodies? God created their bodies and
said it is very good. Satan distorted
their view of their God given and blessed bodies.

Up to this point in the creation story, at the end of each
“day”, God said it was good. But when he
looked over His whole creation, Adam and Eve (still “naked; Arom”) included,
God said it was “very good”. Not just
“good”, but “very good”. Then he set
aside a day and rested from all his work because he was complete. Finished.
Done. Nothing more to do. Period.

So whats up with this naked couple? God said they were very good, He said that He
was finished, He rested, He even sent them on a worldwide mission to take care
of His creation and to have children to spread throughout the earth. And he told them that while they were still
naked (Arom)! Without any hint that what
they were was bad. Why should God do
that? He already said it was “very good”. So whats up with this naked
thing?

Again, who told us that we were naked? Especially when God said we are created in
His image and likeness! “Let us make man in our image and our likeness”. God (being Father, Son and Holy Spirit) did
not say “Let us make man naked and ashamed of being naked so we shall force
them to wear clothing with penalty of hell fire forever if they don’t wear
clothing!” How sick would that be? Did God create us for clothing or did God
create clothing for us? Did God threaten
Adam and Eve with their clothing? Did God command them to wear clothing? No. He did not! He only made clothing for them because they
were not yet ready to confess their sin and come to God as they were and expose
their sin to Him. Because they were
about to go out into the world (out of the garden) inside of their own fears,
and God’s love would not allow them to go into the world while living in that
fear. Instead, they accused God and insist on going
their own way. Like an addicted person,
they could either not see their situation, or they refused to change and go to
their Father for help. Either way, they
had to leave the garden, and we know the rest of the story.

Have you confessed your Sin?
Do you still say “I am naked and afraid?” If you do, confess to God and He will clothe
you with righteousness and love. In 1
John 4:18 it says “There is no fear in love. But perfect love
drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is
not made perfect in love.”

God is Love. God cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of
Eden. Now Jesus came and HE cast Satan
out of the Garden and brought us back to himself! Either way, God cast out
fear. First it was Adam and Eve, then in
Jesus Christ, God cast out Satan and brought Adam and Eve back into the Garden
and this time said to go into all the world and preach the good news. Of course, we are still created in Gods image
and likeness. When Jesus came out of the tomb, it was said he left his burial
clothes behind. So what was Jesus
wearing when he came out of the tomb? He
was called “The other Adam” and in some translation, the Second Adam.

We are no longer in the first Adam, but we are now in the
Second, Last or Other Adam: Jesus Christ.
He is still flesh, not ashamed to be flesh. As in Job, he came into this world naked and
left this world naked.

See my other article “What Is Naked?” and “The Second Adam” for more to this
story.

I am not naked. I am in the Image and Likeness of God. It was Satan who told me I was naked. Satan
is a liar and the father of lies. He
lied to me, to my family and to this world. God (Father, Son and Spirit) said I
was created in their image and likeness (Let us create man in our
image and our likeness).

I confess to God the Father in Jesus Christ by the power and
revelation of the Holy Spirit, that I once believed the lie Satan gave me, but I
am now in Christ, who created me in his image and likeness. To this world who still believes the father
of lies, I appear to be naked. But in
Christ, I am clothed with righteousness alone.
There is no longer any shame or fear, but Love.

“Thank you Jesus Christ for coming into
our flesh, our nakedness and rather than being ashamed, you redeemed us and sat
us down at the right hand of the Father in YOU. You are still flesh, yet
glorified in your former glory. We are
created in YOUR image and YOUR likeness, and we are not ashamed to preach this
good news (gospel) of what you did for all of humanity. “For God so loved the
world (Cosmos kosmos. See http://biblehub.com/greek/2889.htm
for more on this), that he gave his only begotten son...”, and we are IN that
son. You do not find our physical state
shameful. You came in the flesh (2 John
1:7) and you crucified that flesh of its sinful desires (Gal 5:24) and you are
manifested in our flesh (2 Cor 4:11) and cried out for us in your flesh (Heb
5:7). We no longer walk in the flesh as
if in this world, but in Christ Jesus who lifted us up in spirit and truth. Our flesh, though is still broken in this
world, is glorified in you. The flesh of
this world will be handed over to Satan, since he was the one who polluted it,
but in you, we are no longer of this world, even though we are still in our
flesh. One day, like you Jesus, we will be resurrected physically and given
eternal life. We are no longer ashamed of being in your image and likeness.”

Confess to Jesus and answer the Question. You were lied to.
You are no longer under Adam. You are
now in Christ Jesus.

Romans 12:1-2 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

I grew up being proud of myself and my clothes. I later realized that "pride is sin". So, I began a new life without clothes. Problem: I failed to turn to my bible. After turning to my bible I realized, you can't read what people post on the Internet as gospel, you have to read the actual gospels to find out for yourself what God has in store for you. What does God say about clothes? He says to "clothe the naked". I don't know why, because I listened to Boyd Allen and thought that to be clothed in righteousness meant to cast away my earthly clothes and wear the clothes that God gave me. Here's the catch: he hasn't given me my heavenly robe yet. (Yes, the bible says we will wear a robe, not be naked when we worship Him.) In Matthew 25:36 Jesus rewards those who clothed "him" by clothing those who were naked. What does that mean? It means He (God Himself) WANTS US TO WEAR CLOTHES. Why? Not out of shame, but for PROTECTION. Primarily from the Evil One and from our own lustful nature. Perhaps one day when we return to the Garden we will not have to wear clothes, but that decision is not up to us: it is up to God.

For those of you who believe Boyd's word over Jesus' word, continue to take part in public nudity. I, however, choose to accept our Lord and Saviour's word to "clothe the naked".

I agree with you completely about clothing the naked. Yes, I feel that it is our duty. But that does not mean that nudity is bad. It means that we have a responsibility to take care of those in need. To clothe the naked does not mean that nudity is a sin, any more than feeding the hungry means being without food is a sin. We must read this in context. You also assume that I am trying to write a gospel outside of the bible. If you read my articles, you will see I have used the bible throughout. I did not get my information on the internet. But you also have to say that your church, which might have a website on the internet, is not true because they are on the internet. Nobody said that the internet is gospel. Nobody says that about books, or TV or Radio. Somehow the internet is blamed for all bad information and not truth. It is only another form of information, bad or good. What I teach here has nothing to do with the internet. And yes, we are clothed with righteousness, Jesus Christ who rose from the dead and was naked when he walked out of the tomb. He was also naked at his baptism. Clothing the naked is only our response to help others in their need.